照片zhào piànphotograph
照片 (zhào piàn) means "photograph." It appears in 这是我家的照片 (This is a photograph of my family) and 你的照片很好看 (Your photograph looks great). A speaker also asks 这是谁的照片? (Whose photograph is this?), and the answer is 是我朋友的照片 (It's my friend's photograph). It combines 照 (photo) and 片 (film).
What does 照片 mean?
- 1.
photographnoun
What do the characters in 照片 mean?
- 照photo
- 片film
How do you use 照片?
See it in 这是我家的照片 and 你的照片很好看.
What are some examples of 照片 in a sentence?
How is 照片 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
这是谁的照片?
Zhè shì shéi de zhàopiàn?
Whose photograph is this?
- Speaker B:
是我朋友的照片。
Shì wǒ péngyou de zhàopiàn.
It's my friend's photograph.
- Speaker A:
他在哪儿?
Tā zài nǎr?
Where is he?
- Speaker B:
他在北京。
Tā zài Běijīng.
He's in Beijing.
Can you use 照片 correctly?
0 of 3 answeredWhat should you learn next?
- Free HSK 3 level testSee which HSK 3.0 level your vocabulary matches.
- HSK 3 word listEvery word at this level, with examples.
- HSK 3.0 guideHow the nine levels and three bands work.
Related words
- 照zhàoaccording toHSK 3
- 照顾zhào gùto take care of; to look afterHSK 3
- 片piànclassifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of waterHSK 4
- 世界shì jièworldHSK 3
- 中zhōngwithin; among; inHSK 3
- 中间zhōng jiānthe middle; the insideHSK 3
Browse every entry in the Chinese word dictionary.
English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.